Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 130
दृष्टपूर्व इवाभासि मया च स्वजनो यथा । सर्वं कथय तत्त्वेन सत्यसारा हि साधवः
dṛṣṭapūrva ivābhāsi mayā ca svajano yathā | sarvaṃ kathaya tattvena satyasārā hi sādhavaḥ
You appear to me as if seen before—like one of my own kin. Tell me everything truthfully, for the righteous are indeed founded upon truth.
Unspecified (a compassionate inquirer within the narrative)
Scene: A calm figure speaks with gentle authority, expressing familiarity and urging truthful disclosure; the atmosphere is intimate and ethically charged rather than dramatic.
FAQs
Truth (satya) is presented as the core of sādhus; ethical speech and transparent narration are prerequisites for dharmic resolution.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it conveys a general dharma principle within the story.
None; it is a moral exhortation toward truthful speech.